Abstract
The fluroscopically controlled Foley catheter technique is an easy, safe, and successsful method of removal ofblunt esophageal foreign bodies such as coins, and avoids the risks of general anesthesia and endoscopy. Authors successfully removed four coins and one baduk-stone which obstructed upper esophagus, using Foley cathether technique at Seoul National University Children's Hospital from November 1986 to April 1987.